Meet the Staff

Lisa Kane Low is the Volunteer Executive Director of Doulas Care.  Lisa served as a volunteer program development specialist and grant writer for the Center for the Childbearing Year’s Doulas Care Program beginning in December 2001 and adding the role of Associate Director in 2006.  As of January 2008, she volunteered to become the Executive Director of  Doulas Care when it transitioned to being an independent non-profit organization.  Lisa is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan in the School of Nursing and the Women’s Studies Department. She teaches midwifery and women’s health courses and conducts research related to care practices during labor and birth. She is also in clinical practice with the University of Michigan Nurse-Midwifery service. She received her BSN and PhD from the University of Michigan, an MS in midwifery from the University of Illinois and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies alos at UM.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Katy Gladwin serves as the Program Director for Doulas Care. Katy provides administrative oversight for the program and is the caring voice on the phone assisting women who call to find a doula. She also serves as a mentor for the volunteers helping them to access resources and problem-solve any challenges they may be experiencing. Katy has a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University. She has had the privilege of working with new families in her role as a Doula and she is seeking DONA certification as a Birth and Post Partum Doula. 

 

Joliba Honzaki serves as the volunteer Latina Outreach Coordinator for the Doulas Care Program and has also worked as a volunteer doula with the program. Joliba coordinates the training for our Spanish speaking Doulas and provides translation services for our program for our Spanish speaking clients.  She is also has one daugther who is just over a two years old.

About

• Board of Directors
• Meet the Staff
• Our Funders
• Our Mission, Values and Vision
• What is a doula?
  • Birth Doulas
  • Comments from Doulas Care Clients
  • Doula Training and Education
  • Postpartum Doulas